US Reserve

Some Federal Reserve officials jumped out to “downplay” expectations of interest rate cuts, but US stocks continued to rise on Friday. The Dow Jones index closed and rose 56 points, and the NASDAQ index reached a new high.

Friday is the “quadruple witching day” (quadruple witching day) for US stocks, that is, the futures and options settlement day for indices and individual stocks. According to past records, market conditions are generally volatile.

After opening 53 points lower, the decline widened to a maximum of 156 points, down to 3,7092 points, and reached a record high of 37,347 points at the end of the day. The closing market still rose 56 points or 0.15% to 37305 points; the index fell slightly by 0.01% to 4719 points; the NASDAQ, which mainly focuses on technology stocks, rose 0.35% to 14,813 points; the NASDAQ 100 rose 0.52% to close at 16,623 points, breaking through

The record high of 16,573 points was established in November 2021.